Re: 1GW (sic) Battery Energy Storage Systems

On 24/11/2024 19:05, TTman wrote:

 

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Maybe they mean 1 gigawatt. It seems to be peaking power.
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There are already long-distance DC power lines, with AC conversion on
both ends. I think they use a lot of IGBTs.

 DC pwer lines in the UK ? Don't think so....

It is DC on the international interconnects eg. to Denmark.
https://www.viking-link.com
1.4GW capacity two way high voltage DC link.
Vulnerable to Russian sabotage though as are all undersea cables.
Seems almost all the UK-EU undersea interconnect cables are DC now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high-voltage_transmission_links_in_the_United_Kingdom#International_links

Imagine firing up a 12 gigawatt  800 KV converter for the first time!
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NatPower sounds mostly bogus.
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Luxembourg.

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